1952 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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1952 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record5–4 (4–3 Skyline)
Head coach
CaptainHarry Geldein
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
New Mexico 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Colorado A&M 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wyoming 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
BYU 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Utah State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Montana 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Denver 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1952 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1952 college football season. In their sixth and final season under head coach Bowden Wyatt, the Cowboys compiled a 5–4 record (4–3 against Skyline opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 114 to 102.[1][2]

In January 1953, Bowden Wyatt resigned as Wyoming's head football coach to accept the same post at the University of Arkansas.[3] In six years at Wyoming, Wyatt compiled a 39–17–1 record. He was posthumously inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1997.[4]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Montana
W 14–010,676[5]
October 4at Utah State
W 14–07,000[6]
October 11Colorado A&M
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
L 0–1415,982[7]
October 18New Mexico
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 0–75,992[8]
October 25Utahdagger
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 21–2711,073[9]
November 1at BYU
W 24–137,000[10]
November 8at Kansas State*
W 20–78,000[11]
November 27at Denver
W 21–14[12]
December 6at Houston*
L 0–20[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1952 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 212. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  3. ^ "Bowden Hands in His Resignation". The Casper Tribune-Herald. January 15, 1953. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bowden Wyatt". National Football Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  5. ^ "Spaulding, Hileman Star as Pokes Whip Montana". The Casper Tribune-Herald. September 28, 1952. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Ray Nelson (October 5, 1952). "Cowboys Fashion 14-0 Win Over Aggies". Ogden Standard-Examiner. p. 12A – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Larry Press (October 12, 1952). "Colorado Aggies Deal Cowboys Crushing 14-0 Loss". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cowboys Upset by New Mexico, 7-0". The Casper Tribune-Herald. October 19, 1952. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Larry Press (October 26, 1952). "Cowboys Perk Up but Bow to Utah". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Ray Schwartz (November 2, 1952). "Wyoming Blasts Cougar Title Hopes With 24-13 Win". Sunday Herald (Provo, UT). p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cowboys Trample Kansas State, 20-7". The Casper Tribune-Herald. November 9, 1952. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Cowboys Fight Off Inspired DU, 21-14". The Casper Tribune-Herald. November 28, 1952. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "University of Houston Scores 20-0 Victory Over Wyoming Team: Missouri Valley Champions Explode for Three Touchdowns in Last Half". The Billings Gazette. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
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